James Courtier-Dutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have Linux acting as the server for a small office of about 5 client > Windows PCs. > I am using Cyrus IMAP, SAMBA (SMB for windows browsing of network drives), > and telnet access to a shell for a few people. > To set and change passwords I have: - > Cyrus IMAP uses saslpasswd. > SAMBA uses smbpasswd. > shell access uses passwd. > > I would like all 3 to use the same password method. Is this possible ? > Is there any common authentication which all 3 can use ? > > I am trying to use linux as a drop in replacement for Windows NT/2000 server > for simple file sharing and imap email. > Everything works pretty well, apart from having to have 3 different > passwords for each user. :-( > > Can anybody help me ?
You could try storing passwords in Samba only and using pam_smb for authenticating other services. Or you could look into using LDAP for central authentication. Regards, -- Cillian
